Police shot and killed a man at an Anaheim gas station near a busy intersection Tuesday afternoon.
The shooting happened around 1:10 p.m. at the Arco gas station near the corner of Harbor Boulevard and Orangewood Avenue, Anaheim Police Department Sgt. Sutter said.
Officers encountered the man, who was wanted for sexual assault, on the 300 block of Orangewood Avenue around 1 p.m., APD Sgt. Jon McClintock said. He took off running, with the officers giving chase and eventually catching up to him at the gas station.
Cellphone video from a driver showed what appeared to be at least one officer walking through the station. It also showed what appeared to be gun smoke, as well as the sound of gunfire as several cars crossed the intersection.
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"The suspect ran from officers causing the officers to pursue him on foot, the officers ultimately caught up with the suspect at the corner of Harbor Boulevard and Orangewood Avenue where a confrontation occurred, and an officer-involved shooting occurred," said Anaheim police Sgt. Jon McClintock.
The man died at the scene, and no one else was hurt, according to McClintock. It was unclear how many officers fired their weapon, the sergeant added.
Investigators found a knife at the scene thought to be the man's, but it's unclear whether he threatened officers with it or was holding it at the time he was shot, McClintock said.
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The shooting remains under investigation.
